KADANT INC
KAINYSE
$311.01
↓ -2.5%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↓ -3.2%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$3.7B
Enterprise Value
$3.9B
P/E
35.5
P/S
3.4
P/B
3.7
EV/EBITDA
18.2
PEG
—
FCF Yield
4.2%
Dividend Yield
0.4%
Revenue (TTM)
$1.1B
Net Income (TTM)
$103.4M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$153.9M
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
14.8%
Net Margin
9.4%
ROE
10.4%
ROIC
9.3%
Debt / Equity
0.4
Net Cash
-$246.3M
Return 1Y
-6.6%
Company profile
Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment. The Material Handling segment offers conveying and vibratory equipment, and balers and related equipment.
- CEO
- Jeffrey L. Powell
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Machinery
- Employees
- 3,100
- Headquarters
- Massachusetts
- Website
- kadant.com
Management & directors
- Powell Jeffrey LPresident & CEO
- Krause Stacy D.SVP, GC and Secretary
- Blanchard Thomas AndrewVice President
- Colwell Michael C.Senior Vice President
- Flynn Peter J.Senior Vice President
- Mckenney Michael JExecutive Vice President & CFO
- Mitchell Dara FSenior VP, Corp. Development
- Selwood DeborahSenior Vice President & CAO
- Westerhout Fredrik HVice President
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
KAI Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-04-04
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$281.5M↑ +17.7%
Diluted EPS$2.16↑ +5.9%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $635.0M | $786.6M | $904.7M | $957.7M | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $81.1M | $116.7M | $171.3M | $165.8M | $171.3M | $157.3M |
| Net income | $55.2M | $84.0M | $120.9M | $116.1M | $111.6M | $102.0M |
| Diluted EPS | $4.77 | $7.21 | $10.35 | $9.90 | $9.48 | $8.65 |
| Operating cash flow | $92.9M | $162.4M | $102.6M | $165.5M | $155.3M | $171.3M |
| Free cash flow | $85.3M | $149.6M | $74.4M | $133.7M | $134.3M | $154.3M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 14.8% | 18.9% | 17.3% | 16.3% | 14.9% |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 10.7% | 13.4% | 12.1% | 10.6% | 9.7% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '26 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $274.8M | $271.6M | $258.0M | $239.2M | $255.3M | $271.6M | $286.2M | $281.5M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $48.4M | $49.0M | $36.9M | $35.6M | $39.4M | $42.6M | $39.7M | $40.1M |
| Net income | $31.3M | $31.6M | $24.0M | $24.1M | $26.2M | $27.7M | $24.0M | $25.5M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.66 | $2.68 | $2.04 | $2.04 | $2.22 | $2.35 | $2.04 | $2.16 |
| Operating cash flow | $28.1M | $52.5M | $51.9M | $22.8M | $40.5M | $47.3M | $60.8M | $21.9M |
| Free cash flow | $23.1M | $48.3M | $46.3M | $19.0M | $36.5M | $44.1M | $54.7M | $18.7M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 17.6% | 18.0% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 15.4% | 15.7% | 13.9% | 14.2% |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 11.6% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
Company news
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | LEONARD THOMAS C | Option exercise | 128 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-07-04 | Russell Erin L | Option exercise | 128 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-07-04 | PAINTER JONATHAN W | Option exercise | 128 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-07-04 | ALBERTINE JOHN M | Option exercise | 128 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-07-04 | O'Mara Rebecca Martinez | Option exercise | 128 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-03 | Powell Jeffrey L· President & CEO | Gift | 12,282 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-27 | KRAUSE STACY D.· SVP, GC and Secretary | Sale | 1,227 | $334.17 | $410,026.59 | filing |
| 2026-05-18 | Blanchard Thomas Andrew· Vice President | Sale | 1,400 | $322.04 | $450,850.68 | filing |
| 2026-04-04 | PAINTER JONATHAN W | Option exercise | 129 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-04-04 | Russell Erin L | Option exercise | 129 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-04-04 | O'Mara Rebecca Martinez | Option exercise | 129 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-04-04 | LEONARD THOMAS C | Option exercise | 129 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-04-04 | ALBERTINE JOHN M | Option exercise | 129 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | Powell Jeffrey L· President & CEO | Gift | 48,667 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Powell Jeffrey L· President & CEO | Tax withholding | 2,059 | $334.17 | $688,056.03 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Powell Jeffrey L· President & CEO | Tax withholding | 1,455 | $334.17 | $486,217.35 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Powell Jeffrey L· President & CEO | Tax withholding | 1,051 | $334.17 | $351,212.67 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | MCKENNEY MICHAEL J· Executive Vice President & CFO | Tax withholding | 606 | $334.17 | $202,507.02 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | MCKENNEY MICHAEL J· Executive Vice President & CFO | Tax withholding | 452 | $334.17 | $151,044.84 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Powell Jeffrey L· President & CEO | Tax withholding | 394 | $334.17 | $131,662.98 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Powell Jeffrey L· President & CEO | Tax withholding | 348 | $334.17 | $116,291.16 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | KRAUSE STACY D.· SVP, GC and Secretary | Tax withholding | 338 | $334.17 | $112,949.46 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | MCKENNEY MICHAEL J· Executive Vice President & CFO | Tax withholding | 323 | $334.17 | $107,936.91 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Westerhout Fredrik H· Vice President | Tax withholding | 289 | $334.17 | $96,575.13 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Powell Jeffrey L· President & CEO | Tax withholding | 275 | $334.17 | $91,896.75 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.